Principal Investigators

M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D. University of Rochester work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527A p 585-275-5185 Kerry_obanion@urmc.rochester.edu

John A. Olschowka, Ph.D. University of Rochester work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-6312 p 585-275-8238 john_olschowka@urmc.rochester.edu

Personnel

M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D. University of Rochester

Principal Investigator

work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527A p 585-275-5185 Kerry_obanion@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Normal and pathological roles of cyclooxygenase in glia and neurons; Alzheimer's Disease

John A. Olschowka, Ph.D. University of Rochester

Principal Investigator

work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-6312 p 585-275-8238 john_olschowka@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Neural-immune interactions

Michael Moravan, M.D., Ph.D. University of Rochester

Postdoctoral Fellow

work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-6312 p 585-275-1585 michael_moravan@urmc.rochester.edu

Tara Sweet, Ph.D. University of Rochester

Postdoctoral Fellow

work 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527 p 585-273-2149 Tara_Sweet@urmc.rochester.edu

Sage Begolly University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY Sage_Begolly@urmc.rochester.edu

Jonathan Cherry University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY jonathan_cherry@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Developmental biology and inflammation

Simantini Ghosh University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY Simantini_Ghosh@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Neuroinflammation under neurodegenerative conditions. More specifically, studying the effects of sustained Interleukin 1 beta overexpression on Alzheimer's disease pathology in transgenic mice

Sarah Elizabeth McConnell, Ph.D. University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY Sarah_McConnell@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: The role of neuroinflammation in methamphetamine- and HIV-induced neurotoxicity

Sara Montgomery University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY sara_montgomery@urmc.rochester.edu

Fatima Rivera-Escalera University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY Fatima_Rivera-Escalera@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Interactions between the nervous and immune systems; neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

Michael Dacheng Wu University of Rochester

Graduate Student

work Rochester NY Michael_Wu@urmc.rochester.edu Research Focus: Neuroinflammation

Mallory Elise Olschowka, B.S. University of Rochester

Technical Assistant

work 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527 p 585-273-2149 mallory_olschowka@urmc.rochester.edu

Lee Trojanczyk University of Rochester

Technical Associate

work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-6312 p 585-275-1585 Lee_Trojanczyk@urmc.rochester.edu

Jack Walter University of Rochester

Laboratory Technician IV

work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527 p 585-273-2149 Jack_Walter@urmc.rochester.edu

Recent Publications

1. Latchney SE
2. Hein AM
3. O'Banion MK
4. Dicicco-Bloom E
5. Opanashuk LA
(2013 May 01). Deletion or activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor alters adult hippocampal neurogenesis and contextual fear memory. J Neurochem. 125, 430-45.
1. Brouxhon SM
2. Kyrkanides S
3. Teng X
4. Raja V
5. O'Banion MK
6. Clark R
7. Byers SW
8. Silberfeld A
9. Tornos C
10. Ma L
(2013 Apr 25). Monoclonal antibody against the ectodomain of E-cadherin (DECMA-1) suppresses breast carcinogenesis: Involvement of the HER/PI3K/Akt/mTOR and IAP pathways. Clin Cancer Res. In press.
1. Montgomery SL
2. Narrow WC
3. Mastrangelo MA
4. Olschowka JA
5. O'Banion MK
6. Bowers WJ
(2013 Apr 05). Chronic Neuron- and Age-Selective Down-Regulation of TNF Receptor Expression in Triple-Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease Mice Leads to Significant Modulation of Amyloid- and Tau-Related Pathologies. Am J Pathol. In press.

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